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vernadskite

vernadskite noun: a supposed mineral obtained from Vesuvius, later found to be a pseudomorph of antlerite.

Noun

vernadskite (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A supposed mineral obtained from Vesuvius, later found to be a pseudomorph of antlerite.

Origin of vernadskite

From Vernadsky + -ite after mineralogist and geochemist Vladimir Vernadsky.

Questions about vernadskite

What does vernadskite mean?
Vernadskite means a supposed mineral obtained from Vesuvius, later found to be a pseudomorph of antlerite.
What part of speech is vernadskite?
Vernadskite is a noun.

Words near vernadskite in the dictionary

  1. vernaculates
  2. vernaculating
  3. vernaculous
  4. vernadigin
  5. vernadite
  6. vernadskite
  7. vernage
  8. vernages
  9. vernakalant
  10. vernal
  11. vernal equinoctial

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